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07 October 2024
In an ambitious stride toward transforming rural livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has embarked on a new and dynamic journey in Lao People's Democratic Republic. From 7-18 October 2024, an FAO team conducted a pivotal mission to Luang Prabang and Oudomxay provinces, laying the...
In an ambitious stride toward transforming rural livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has embarked on a new and dynamic journey in Lao People's Democratic Republic. From 7-18 October 2024, an FAO team conducted a pivotal mission to Luang Prabang and Oudomxay provinces, laying the...
03 October 2024
Vientiane Province, 03-04 October 2024 – The multi-sectoral National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Committee held a two-day review meeting between 3-4 October 2024 in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, with all key stakeholders involved in addressing AMR in Lao PDR. This annual meeting updated on progress made, and agreed next steps to...
Vientiane Province, 03-04 October 2024 – The multi-sectoral National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Committee held a two-day review meeting between 3-4 October 2024 in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, with all key stakeholders involved in addressing AMR in Lao PDR. This annual meeting updated on progress made, and agreed next steps to...
28 September 2024
FAO, WHO and WOAH are committed to ending rabies transmission from animals to people. Rabies kills nearly 59,000 people annually, 40% of which were children under 15 years of age in Asia and Africa. The disease is a major global concern, with cases reported in more than 150 countries and...
FAO, WHO and WOAH are committed to ending rabies transmission from animals to people. Rabies kills nearly 59,000 people annually, 40% of which were children under 15 years of age in Asia and Africa. The disease is a major global concern, with cases reported in more than 150 countries and...
29 August 2024
The methodologies developed in the Lao People's Democratic Republic could provide significant potential for broader application in other drought- and flood-prone regions in Asia and the Pacific. Vientiane, Lao People Democratic Republic, 29 August 2024 - The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
The methodologies developed in the Lao People's Democratic Republic could provide significant potential for broader application in other drought- and flood-prone regions in Asia and the Pacific. Vientiane, Lao People Democratic Republic, 29 August 2024 - The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
12 August 2024
Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic – Assistant Director-General and Director of the Animal Production and Health Division (NSA)/Chief Veterinarian of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr Thanawat Tiensin, made courtesy visits to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to purposely tighten connection among key...
Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic – Assistant Director-General and Director of the Animal Production and Health Division (NSA)/Chief Veterinarian of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr Thanawat Tiensin, made courtesy visits to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to purposely tighten connection among key...
